Show FRE FREEDOM EDOM OF THE PRESS the Su supreme prenie court of california decided last tuesday in the c case ase ol of charles NL editor of the sin jose mercury who was fired fined for contempt of publishing proceedings ing ZI sofa of a divorce case contrary to the order of the judge of the supreme court of santa tita clara cirra county that in this country the principle that people have a right to know what is done in courts is essential to the public walfate wal fare the court also decided that the recent act of the state legislature restricting 0 ti the I 1 e power of courts to punish for contempt to cases only where commit committed ted in the presence of the court is constitutional constitution |